The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-06

inc lnunuycNCnt Ot MI, Arthur ltCnun lul lHc
presentation OF the comedy outside OF New York
is one thoroughly competent und dclcycr through-
out, MIR. Frank CARLYLE and Miss Carrie Turner
bearing perhaps the larger share ot the lahois
and dcscrycdly therefore OF the honors. Mr..
Harry Hultto received the welcome ol an old ta- |
yoritc, nnd has lost none oi his ancient rs comicd.
The action oi the piece ia stated to bc comprised
In eleven hours, hut condcusCs ludicrous incident
and sidc-splitting laughter enough Tor eleven /
years.
The highly poetical and satisfactory perform. |
nncc OF GounudS Faust" hy the National Opera |
Company last week will deepen the interest ut
taching To Miss Foricscuc's appearance tu-lnor- |
row night at the New National In "Grctchcn."
This play, written In verse by W. :. Gilbert, toi
Gilbert \ SulliNnnl Is n new idcaaatiun of the
legend of Faust and Marguerite" and one well
calculated To win critical admiration. II is not
an attempt To Improve on Goethe, hut II of itself
n stage poem OF deep Significance and exceeding
beauty, marked 10y all the delicate nncy and en-
ticiug iluCncy Of the author Under the date ot
l'tN MIR. Gilbert makes FdUsiUS young monk,
who has entered monastery because deceived
10y n woman. Goitiritd, u soldier friend, about
to depart for the wars, calls To say farewell and
rnlying hn upon his lost fnl, In womnnhind,
pours into his ears tumiiltuuls praise OF the
sweet and pure cousin, GrCtchcn whom hc loves.
FditSiuS longs to return To- the world he has fore
sworn, and calls upon nl the power, of earth,
heaven or hell To help him break away from his
pricstly bonds. MtWistu appears tcnpts him
with plausible Possibilities, and takes him To
Mdrtlds cottage, where her niece, Gretchen,
dwclls He nlorrs the maiden on sight, and SHE
] FOR the first time loves. Three months of rapture
| tina, hc Is priest. Horrihcd NJ the sacricgc of
loving one who has taken heaven Tor his bride,
! Gretchen bnnishcs herself from the presence
dcarcr than life and pines away IN sacrihcinl pen
/ itcncc. The priest brought To her IN her last
hours is tduStus, Goturi,d, returned from light
ing, Challenges the false friend To mortal combat,
hut the dying Gretchen demands that his life
shall he spared, and then forrycs him and sighs
her hgnuiitui soul hcaNenwari in his arms.
Miss fortesene, IN nrrgr,nSc is admirably
snilsi to & the n par' OF "nrlt" She h. a
% 'HSS yps oi " Fna. II 9 % (. s"S an asiyc
she Is an agreeable surprise. Her conception OF
s1Sl ,HS Gs"rSr sS she 4 r"aIs mi i ,SS and " q;
voice; in short, young artist ot greater promise
srarsy seen. zen The costumes me ., worn are % from
nnd the scenery is of the most elaborate lcscrir-
ton aud richl! appropriate y tone and color. @
Furtcscucplny the part Oft mlllc-agcd woman,
who meets hy chance an old lover who, like
i no with the iSS g
little piece, and as the Blond Gil Miss fortcscue
will be found very pleasing. Miss Eortesseue;'s
the LycclIn Theatre and she could readily have
tilled much larger house She is an admirable
actress and suited tn all the characters she viii
present here next week. The part of FrCn- Frou,
to severe test ali the abilities oi the young ne
trcss. There Is depth of emotion and II passion
ate expression OF wnmanhood In Giiheif', whose
proper rendering Miss Fortcscuc has certainly
attained. For her art Miss Fortcscuc l. much to
hc comnicnlc,i; she possesses u fine degree oi re-
demcanur, in which intelligence is united To I,
pleasing yentleness of girlhool. Miss fortcscuc
undergone careful study The dresses which she
wears in Frou- Frou are so numerous and so
beautiful that they alone wo,,l, he sufficient to
pack amy theatre. The actress wears two new
dresses IN each net, and all are miracles OF the
millncrs art.
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The versatile Young actor, MIR. Richard Mans
field, playa II return engagement NJ Albaugh's
, this week, when his great comedy success,
Prince Karl" will he given. Mr.. Mansfield is
indeed m extraordinary production OF the stage
In his case the war more than comes mp 10 the
l manifesto" us he isa revelation. He has 81
1hs ini G"mrtinn in ,he Pianist Pianist the N"east, OF tI
the accomplishments thnt would make him Il
welcome visitor to the select social circle, Is /,
. very great departure from the clumsy fellow
shoes and wears a pillow under his waistcoat
The difference in the Gsrman-English is not les
: delightful and when he throws IN little Ger
: man, i l. good German well spoken. As W
caist he initiate with equal skill the soprano tn,
>, he sings duet with fine effect. His imitation O
n the Niolonccllo with pinno accompaniment de
Y In short, nothing ot the kind has hitherto bccl
:. setil ON the stage. Mr. Mansfield brings the sam,
l. excellent company which gave him such u,imila
BILE support during his recent engagement in thi
y city ut Albanghs, several Of the meInhcis %
u which are well known here. Prince Kari ~
4 bright comedy, worth seeing for its own sake.
i A. announced elsewhere, Mr.. Washington irN
u ing Bishop will appear Tonight ut Albnugh'
Opera House for another exhibition of the n,
: tOnshinr power which he has seen III to cn
, "minl-rcading.' His reception in this city il
December was attended by II great many person
e prominent in social and polite life unl his con
c inittec contained none but ctizens whom ever
l., Washingtoninn present knew hy sight und rrp,
y OF the question, s the menbcrs oi the coinuii
y themselves took part IN the experiments III
If way the sale "i seats has begun indicates TIN
II there viii he distinguished audience present I,
- night. At the same time mt the urgent rcdiic,
H. of number of ladies and gentlemen in the i;o,
81 Messing the former performance by the hig
If charge ior anniss,on , the price Of tickets Is p
d marvellous need deny himself IN evening "a en- 10,
~ ncnt on the ground of it, extravaganza.
-, The lovers Of romance will have their uppctit,
No Thoroughly aIrcascd AT Hnrriss Biiou Theat
~ during this week in witnessing Mr.. Frank
:, Frync's historical mclOiramn, 'Murlo, Il
" ", Hunter; or, The Nihilists of 81. Petersburg
m which startling situations ami thrilling cicc
~ follow each other with reInarkublc rnpidt
X From witnessing adventure in the bush c6,intl
u
ns inside oi the palace of the Car oi R's.iu; ne
10 we are translated Ia the hrenry wids of Sibcri
It, y. and are given an opportunity to realize VIII
Df hnrdships Russian conyicts have to undergo, an
H. finally we return to the palace, where the VI
of lains ol the plot are denounced and the riphteo
,a rewarded. Among the scenic effects mny
's mentioned the burning Ot II bridge. the Sbor
r. snowstorm and the burning Of u convict h,
cd each OF which is kby realistic Not the lc,
n. interesting feature of the play is the perfOrnan
m -, Of the dog JACK, Mdrins faithful friend. NJ
III Frayne introduces during the play the lnrg,
s
NJ two performing bears.
it \ noab. event of this week win he the |,
nc t,irc next Tuesday evening 10y Gen. Low WI
We lace lately Minister Ia the Porte Turk
40 ana the Turks" Gen. Wnncc's ben iIur" Il
,ly hn!l an enormous sale, and lends great inter,
n.y. to his views Of Oriental life Rev. John =. Ne
nv man will introduce the lecturer. u il expect
that the President and Cabinet will attend.
" Wilson Barrett with Mis-. Eistlakc and
"p ' London Princess's Theatre company will bc hC
~" on the lith instant. The repcitory consists
nr Hl sra, Errar is'G, ana ' Hs io,or rEsts% srsm
alt This Is sure tn he u notable engagement.
hy -.
eat Next week at Aibaughs Will he synnlzcd
ION the production OF the metropolitan succc
ikS "Erminic," which il brought here by Mr.. l
For dolph Aronson, with his great New York Ina
ing opera company.
rrn Kcrnan's Washington Theatre has specially
the gagged the original international Comedy Il
nut Speciality Company for this week. II cmbrt
the Joe Hart, the prince Ot banjOists the Schr,
,ts brothers, king of athletes Professor Harry
"a Campbell, the latest European novelty, and mn
ma other attractive artists. Law and Love"
The most mrth provoking comedy ever written, a.
'oc, ci'l'ics ms select cnte'iglnnrnt Ladies M
lGy, "''S ""'""S' '"'''s' I""'"'"'' "'' Hn'"'"
I "a
ose COULlSSE CHAT.
on
IA II tail hats must 20, II looks IA II the ladies
vas 20 with them
a II Richard Mansfield VIII have a repertoire
cu. four plays next season.
ruc Mis- Mary Anderson w,li occupy Mr. irwin
t.a London Theatre next fall
cot Gilbert unl Sullivan Will huyctotry their ha
ne on AN American subject next.
an Manager Gilmore Is angry al Mi-. Llngtry
nod | calls the tuir Jersey lily COW.